What would Michele Maffesoli say about music festivals?

Today, social existence is conducted through fragmented tribal groupings, organised around the catchwords, brand-names and sound-bites of consumer culture. Music festivals are a clear example of this, showing that we live in a "time of tribes" The proliferation of 'lifestyle cultures' has meant that mass culture has disintegrated. This is shown by the increase in popularity of more genre specific music festivals. This fits in with the rise of 'identity politics', as it allows consumers to discover and express their personal identity through their choice of festival.